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5620 W. THUNDERBIRD MEDICAL OFFICE CONDO
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FOR LEASE OR SALE at
at 5620 W Thunderbird Rd, Suite D-6. Directly across from Banner Thunderbird Medical Center with a great mix of medical and dental tenants. For more information contact Tracy Altemus, CCIM at 602.443.4022, Marina Hammersmith, CCIM at 602.954.8414, or Autumn Storm at 480.385.2854.
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Are You On the Move? Share Your News!
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 Are you moving on up to the East, West, North or South-side? Or moved in a different direction worth noting? Have you recently taken on a new role at your practice, clinic or hospital? Recognized for excellence in delivering care? Accepted a new training or certification? Recently retired?
If so, we want to know! Please share with us your recent professional achievements, and we will share them with the rest of our members and readers and "connect our docs."
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MEDICAL OFFICE
TIME SHARE IN GLENDALE
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(SE Union Hills/59th Ave)
Excellent time share opportunity. Surgery practice with well-appointed 3300 sq. ft. office condominium. Conveniently located in Arrowhead Ranch one mile from Loop 101.
The office includes private office for the Practitioner, support staff work space, 2-3 full exam rooms, and a spacious waiting area. Mon., Wed. and Thurs. available. Utilities included.
Arrowhead Commons, 18275 N. 59th Ave, Glendale.
Contact admin@
doctorangelchik.com for more information.
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Shortage of Saline Solutions Has Hospitals on Edge
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Hospitals across the country are struggling to deal with a shortage of one of their essential medical supplies. Manufacturers are rationing saline - a product used all over the hospital to clean wounds, mix medications and treat dehydration. Now drug companies say they won't be able to catch up with demand until next year.
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OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE TEMPE-MESA AREA
| | Medical Office Suites for lease in beautiful garden office complex. 1200 or 1800 sq. ft. includes covered doctor parking. Excellent location with easy access to 101 & 60 freeways & close to Desert Samaritan & Tempe St. Luke's Hospitals.
Best rates in area.
Call 602.625.6298.
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Retooling Hospitals, One Data Point at a Time
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When a car rolls off on assembly line, the automaker knows exactly what parts, labor and facilities cost. Not so in healthcare, and now some health executives are trying to change that. Although U.S. hospitals account for the single largest chunk of the nation's $2.7 trillion in health spending, few of them can say how much it actually costs them to care for every patient they admit." Read more >>
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PHOENIX & GLENDALE OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE
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Available Immediately
Great medical office for lease in the Bethany Home and 16th Street area. Easy access on and off the 51 freeway.
Phoenix office has 8 furnished exam rooms and procedure room, a spacious lobby, covered parking and ample patient parking.
Glendale office has multiple furnished exams rooms in a great complex, located at the 101 & 51st Ave.
Lease one or both if you want to diversify. Great rates and perks!
For more information, call 602.253.4271
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Practice Spotlight - Round-up Feature Series
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The Maricopa County Medical Society's Round-upis pleased to bring you a new feature series, "Practice Spotlight".
Each month we will spotlight a physician or a practice that has made changes to their care delivery model for the benefit of the patient. Articles will focus on new methods of treatment, technological advances, and patient education, to name just a few.
If you would like to submit yourself or your practice for consideration, or would like to recommend another physician or practice group for our spotlight, please contact Jay Conyers at 602.251.2361 or
jconyers@mcmsonline.com
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| President's Message: The Metamorphosis of Medical Education | |
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Miriam Anand, MD
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Medical education in Maricopa County is entirely different now than it was when I was applying over 20 years ago. At that time there were no medical schools in Phoenix and the only school in the state was the University of Arizona in Tucson. All of the applicants in the state were vying for one of the c. 150 available seats. Fast forward to today and we now have the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, the Univerity of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, and A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine, with Mayo Clinic opening their Arizona campus soon. In addition, Creighton University School of Medicine has a clinical campus at St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center. This certainly has created exponentially greater opportunities for students from Arizona, and particularly from Maricopa County, to pursue their dream of going to medical school close to home. The greater hope for our state, however, is that this will result in an increased number of physicians in Arizona. Unfortunately, the rate limiting factor seems to be the availability of postgraduate training spots. Over 50% of this year's graduating class from the U of A Phoenix campus, for example, have matched out of state. The challenges of keeping these students here still lie ahead of us. Read more >>
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| Have You Connected With Your Society Lately? | | |
The Maricopa County Medical Society (MCMS) is growing our social media presence so that we can more effectively "connect our docs."
We are excited to introduce the MCMS LinkedIn page and look forward to connect with our members and the community. Please support the MCMS by connecting with us on social media. There are three ways to connect with the MCMS: |
| Why Did YOU Join the MCMS? | |
We want to hear from you!
Please share with us your thoughts on your membership in the Maricopa County Medical Society (MCMS). Why did you join? Why do you continue your membership every year? How has the MCMS helped you in your professional and personal goals? Are there any changes you'd like to see with the MCMS or your membership?
September's issue of Round-up will focus on membership in the MCMS and we want to know what you, our members, really think and feel about the Society. Please email us at mcms@mcmsonline.com and share your thoughts.
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| And the Winner Is... | |
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Baldree, who won the drawing for the Amazon gift card from the MCMS survey on membership benefits. Thank you to all who participated. Survey results will be examined and used to construct our New Preferred Partner Program and enhance your membership value. Please contact us at mcms@mcmsonline.com if you have any further questions, concerns, or thoughts about membership benefits.
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MCMS Preferred Partner Program
| |  The Principal Financial Group is committed to, and passionate about, serving the healthcare industry and understanding the specific needs of physicians and healthcare organizations. The Principal Financial Group® has been providing a wide range of financial products and services for more than 130 years and is equipped to address the unique needs and challenges medical professionals face. Members of the MCMS receive a 10-20% discount on Disability Income portfolio; including Income Protection, Business Overhead Coverage, Disability Buy-Out, DI Retire Secure. To learn more how the Principal can help you and your practice with Risk Management and Retirement Planning, call Bob Castellani at 602.734.1150 or by email at castellani.bob@principal.com. |
| Open Payments Sunshine Program Increases Transparency in Healthcare | |
As part of the Open Payments program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will soon make data about the financial relationships between the healthcare industry and physicians (e.g. including medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, dentists, chiropractors, and others) and teaching hospitals available to the public. Offering this data will create more transparency and allow those interested to use, analyze and monitor it. Read more >> |
| New "Flight Simulator" Technology Gives NYU Langone Neurosurgeons a Peek Inside Brain Before Surgery | | |
The New York University Langone Medical Center is now using a novel technology that serves as a "flight simulator" for neurosurgeons, allowing them to rehearse complicated brain surgeries before making an actual incision on a patient.
Te new simulator, called the Surgical Rehearsal Platform (SRP), creates an individualized walk-through for neurosurgeons based on 3D imaging taken from the patient's CT and MRI scans. Surgeons then plan and rehearse the surgeries using the unique software, which combines life-like tissue reaction with accurate modeling of surgical tools and clamps, to enable them to navigate multiple-angled models of a patient's brain and vasculature. Read more >> |
| 15th Annual Southern Hospital Medicine Conference: Collaborative Solutions Across Healthcare | | October 9-11, 2014
Atlanta, Georgia
Caring for hospitalized patients requires an integrative knowledge of various specialty fields of medicine. A working knowledge of recent advances in the most common diagnoses is essential to efficiently and effectively manage hospitalized patients.
This conference provides practicing physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other healthcare providers with newest concepts in advancing healthcare delivery in the hospital setting. It seeks to update the newest advances in clinical disease management, practice management, quality improvement, pharmacology, medical technology, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines.
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| CMS Initiative Helps People Make the Most of Their New Health Coverage | | |
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a national initiative "From Coverage to Care" (C2C), which is designed to help answer questions that people may have about their new health coverage, to help them make the most of their new benefits, including taking full advantage of primary care and preventive services. It also seeks to give healthcare providers the tools they need to promote patient engagement.
"Helping to ensure that new healthcare consumers know about the benefits available through their coverage, and how to use it appropriately to obtain primary care and preventative services is essential to improving the health of the nation and reducing healthcare costs," said Dr. Cara V. James, director of the CMS Office of Minority Health. Dr. James noted that, "to achieve these goals, we need to make sure that people who are newly covered know that their coverage can help them stay healthy, not just get better if they get sick." Read more >> |
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| Study Provides Conclusive Evidence that Sunscreen Use in Childhood Prevents Development of Malignant Melanoma in Adults | |
Research conducted at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Pigment Cell and Melanoma, has established unequivocally in a natural animal model that the incidence of malignant melanoma in adulthood can be dramatically reduced by the consistent use of sunscreen in infancy and childhood. Read more >> |
| Learn More About the New Remittance Advice Codes for PQRS Claims-Based Reporting | |
Are you a PQRS eligible professional participating in claims-based reporting this year? Effective July 1, 2014, you will have to use the updated Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARCs) for PQRS claims-based reporting that went into effect on April 1, 2014. CMS has released a new FAQ with information about the updated codes. Read more >>
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| Health Choice and NARBHA Sign Agreement to Form Integrated Behavioral Health Partnership for Northern Arizona | |
Health Choice, the managed care solutions division of IASIS Healthcare, has signed an agreement with the Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority (NARBHA) to form a joint venture called Health Choice Integrated Care to pursue new opportunities to deliver integrated behavioral and physical healthcare services in Northern Arizona. Read more >>
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| "Quick Reference Information" Educational Tools - Revised | |
Two "Quick Reference Information" Educational Tools from the Medicare Learning Network have been revised and are now available in downloadable and hard copy format:
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| What Impact Will Hepatitis C Drugs Have on Medical Costs? Look Here | | |
Written by Ed Silverman, published in the Wall Street Journal
The answer to this question has been the subject of heated debate thanks to the Sovaldi treatment sold by Gilead Sciences. The medication can cure 90 percent of the patients who have the most common form of the affliction, and costs $1,000 a day for a 12-week course, or $84,000 for one patient ... For months, state Medicaid programs and private payers have blanched at the cost. Read more >> |
| Prescription Drugs Overtake Cannibis in Fatal Crashes | |
Since 1993, the profile of a drugged driver has changed substantially. A study released in Public Health Reports shows that more drivers are now testing positive for prescription drugs, cannibis, and multiple drugs, and they are more likely to be older than 50. Read more >> |
| Researchers Uncover New Insights into Developing Rapid-Acting Antidepressant for Treatment-Resistant Depression | |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers have generated fresh insights that could aid in the development of rapid-acting antidepressants for treatment-resistant depression. Dr. Lisa Monteggia, Professor of Neuroscience, focuses her research on the molecular and cellular bases of neural plasticity, the fundamental property of nerve cells to alter their communication, as they pertain to neuropsychiatric disorders, as well as understanding the mechanisms underlying antidepressant efficacy. Read more >>
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| ICD-10 Documentation and Coding Concepts Webcast: Family Practice/Internal Medicine | |
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to view a newly released webcast on ICD-10 documentation and coding concepts for family practice and internal medicine. To view the webcast please visit the ICD-10 Web site for a link to " Road to 10," then click on the "Webcast tab located in the left-hand navigation bar. Read more >> |
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| Insurer Begins Huge Palliative Care Program | | |
"Person-centered care" is the buzz phrase floating around the healthcare industry, and a Pacific Northwest-based giant insurer thinks it has hit the mark with a new palliative care program coming this summer. Cambia Health Solutions, which includes Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, will offer training to providers and additional benefits for policyholders: more than 2.2 million members in Cambia's family of health plan companies in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah.
Palliative care improves the quality of life by managing pain and other problems for people who have serious life-threatening medical conditions. It differs from hospice care, especially because patients do not necessarily have less than six months to live. Read more >> |
| New MLN Connects National Provider Call Transcripts Available | | |
Audio recordings and transcripts are now available for the following calls;
Call materials for Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Connects Calls are located on the Calls and Events web page.
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